Furniture-polish



V UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

I GEORGE II. ALLEN, OF GREENBUSH, NEW YORK.

FURNITURE-POLISH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,715, dated May 21,1889.

Application filed July 26, 1887. Serial No. 245,842. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenbush,( Albany P. O.,) in the State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Furniture-Polish and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to furniture-polishes; and it has for its object toprovide a compound having a highly-aromatic flavor, which will serve asa preventive against moth when applied to furniture and other objects.

In carrying out my invention I combine with the aromatic oil of cedar,or a compound or extract 'made from cedar wood or boughs, a suitablevehicle consisting of linseed-oil and turpentine to render the compoundaromatic and serve as a moth-preventive.

I prefer to use a vehicle consisting of ten parts of linseed-oil, tenparts of turpentine, and two parts of alcohol, to which one part of theoil of cedar is added to give the aromatic flavor to the compound, thewhole being thoroughly mixed by agitation; but I do not desire toconfine myself to the vehicle herein described, as the alcohol may beomitted at pleasure.

The polish is to be used and applied to f urniture and the like in theordinary manner- 1'. 6., by means of cloths moistened or saturated withthe solution and rubbed upon the furniture.

I have found by practical use ofthe hereindescribed polish that itthoroughly and quickly cleanses furniture, pianos, &c., restores theoriginal luster or color to the article treated, and imparts to thefurniture an aromatic flavor which acts as an effective mothpreventive.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described composition of matter to be used forfurniture-polish, consisting of oil of cedar, linseed-oil, andturpentine, in substantially the proportions specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEO. II. ALLEN.

\Vitnesses:

E. II. BERRY, J 0s. FORREST.

